MARGAO: Ambelim Sports Club got the better of FC Thyristor 4-2 in the AIFF Futsal Club Championship 2023-24 at the Swarnim Gujarat Sports University in the Vadodara district of Gujarat.
Ambelim SC went top of Group C with a 4-2 win over FC Thyristor, Ramhlun Vengai, who were dealt their first loss of the tournament. After the first 15 minutes, the Mizo side took the lead as Peter Lalrinhlua finished off a cutback. However, Ambelim scored two quickfire goals in the 19th minute to turn the game around - first Ronaldo Rosebud Pereira squeezed it in from a narrow angle before Michael Silva took advantage of a defensive error and swept home.
Ronaldo added another 10 minutes into the second half, rolling a first-time shot into the bottom corner. And although Lalrinhlua pulled one back with a thumping finish in the 35th minute, Fredsan Marshall's goal on a counter-attack in the next minute wrapped up all three points for the Goan side. Ambelim have now played all four of their matches and are on top with nine points, while Thyristor slipped to second place with six points from three games.
